Afro-Creole : : Power, Opposition, and Play in the Caribbean / / Richard D. E. Burton.
This wide-ranging book explores the origins, development, and character of Afro-Caribbean cultures from the slave period to the present day. Richard D. E. Burton focuses on ways in which African traditions—including those in religion, music, food, dress, and family structure—were transformed by inte...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©1997 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 p.) :; 27 halftones |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Terminology
- Introduction
- 1. From African to Afro-Creole: The Making of Jamaican Slave Culture, 1655-1838
- 2. Resistance and Opposition tn Jamaica, 1800-1834
- 3. In the Shadow of the Whip: Religion and Opposition in Jamaica, 1834-1992
- 4. The Carnival Complex
- 5. Masquerade, Possession, and Power in the Caribbean
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- References
- Index